excitement
noun
ex·cite·ment
ik-ˈsīt-mənt 
Examples of excitement in a Sentence
Our excitement was building as the end of the game approached.
His hands shook with excitement.
The child cried out in excitement.
a trip filled with excitement and adventure
She talked about the excitements of her new life.
This job loses its excitement after a while.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025
Bring the excitement off the screen and into the real world with this fun hide and seek figure, which encourages active play with a timer and spoken clues to lead kids to her hiding spot.
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But Walpole’s excitement was curbed when they were flagged for excessive celebration.
—Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025
Bring the excitement off the screen and into the real world with this fun hide and seek figure, which encourages active play with a timer and spoken clues to lead kids to her hiding spot.
—Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
But Walpole’s excitement was curbed when they were flagged for excessive celebration.
—Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
In 2023, 59% of Republicans reported feeling more concern than excitement about AI usage, a record high since Gallup began asking the question in 2021, per the report.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for excitement
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“Excitement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/excitement. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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excitement
noun
ex·cite·ment
ik-ˈsīt-mənt
1
: something that excites
2
: the state of being excited : agitation
Medical Definition
excitement
noun
ex·cite·ment
-ˈsīt-mənt
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